Cardistry Questions

[l33t10n9]

hey guys, idk how to start but i have a few questions. I practiced alot of flourishes and magic but the thing here is i don't really find one flourish that makes me feel good except dragon by kent. Thus i don't really get how flourish should be perform to look extremely good, does it focus on speed or smoothness, when i do flourish, i have my own style of doing it but idk why i usually give up easily since i drop the cards alot of times LOL
Anyway, could you give me some tips?

 

[PurpleMustache]

i love cardistry and ive been doing it for a while. trust me, you are going to drop the cards a million times. trying to learn cardistry without dropping the cards is like learning to skateboard without falling. it doesnt mean you should give up. and when learning, dont worry about speed, worry about doing it correctly. then after you have good form, you can start getting faster. also, when performed, a flourished should focus on speed and smoothness. but like i said, speed is the last step in learning a flourish. Daniel Madison has some great flourishes that you should check out. just practice alot and don't give up and you'll be fine.

Hope this helped!

 

[yyyyyyy]

I would buy the Daniel Madison DVD Motion from the Dangerous set. He talks a little bit about how to make your flourishes look better and how to move around while performing. The DVD also has many creative moves, so you should look into it.

 

[HaveOuts]

l33t10n9,

I would totally give up, just put your cards back in the box you took them out of and give up! How dare you disturb the sanctity of those 52 cards by unwrapping them and then ripping them out of the womb like that; just to twirl them around a bit, get them attached to you and then give up on them!

Why man? Why? What did they ever do to you for you to treat them with such cruelty and neglect? Do you expect an infant to juggle chain saws as soon as the umbilical cord is cut? Of course you don't, you have to plan that out by keeping a good Prosthesis maker on retainer, plus all the red tape with Child Protective Services you have to forge you way through. Christ man...

Who do you think you are? I bet when you open them up you just let them glide over your fingers with their glossy air cushion finish, without taking the time to nourish their little 2.5 x 3.5 inch bodies.

No...you just start fumbling away, letting them drop on the hard, cold, cruel ground letting them collect bits of dirt and 8 month old Cheeto dust next to the toast crumbs buried deep in the carpet fibers.

You don't show them the common courtesy of practicing over a bed, so when you do drop them they have a nice soft place to land...and THIS is why they fail you!

It's called Card Etiquette young sir! And until you show a little respect to your cards, to your tools...your flourishes will continue to haunt your very existence!

Okay, but seriously...practicing standing over a bed (so long as the mattress is on a frame) will prevent you for the most part from having to bend over so far to pick up the cards when they fall. You can always count on the rogue card fluttering to the ground from time to time, but picking up cards off a bed sheet is easier than from a floor.

And exactly like PurpleMustache said:

and when learning, dont worry about speed, worry about doing it correctly.

Because all that end's up happening if you do the opposite is you learn how to do it the wrong way fast, and make it more difficult on yourself having to go back and correcting bad habits.

Practice, perform and impress.

- Steve